δ1087Δίκελλα
fork, mattock
[Meaning a] farm implement [of that name]. "[For] those obtaining their livelihood not with oxen and fork, but with horse and sword." Also [sc. attested is the related noun] dikelli/ths ["fork-man/fork-user"].
Δίκελλα· γεωργικὸν ἐργαλεῖον. οὐ βουσὶ καὶ δικέλλῃ ποριζομένοις τὸν βίον, ἀλλ' ἵππῳ καὶ μαχαίρᾳ. καὶ Δικελλίτης.
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